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Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

AndreaTX

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2023

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8710

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

All in all, a great cruise. Good food, great dining staff. Huge ship, lots of people, lots to do. Downside of Royal Caribbean is so much upselling - even sodas cost extra. Too many specialty restaurants. Kids club costs extra after 10pm. Great entertainment, lots of food, clean ship, great housekeeping staff. The new port staff have lots of room for improvement.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was pretty good. Buffet was a buffet, main dining was usually very good. Samba restaurant was great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Enough pools to please everyone, we also did rock climbing, zipline, did a couple of the dance fitness classes that were fun. There were lines for most things, but it wasn't too long of a wait.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Latin band was great, caribbean band was great. Mama Mia catered to an older crowd, but was very good. Comedy was great too. The OceanAria was great.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

I had one kid who loved it, another not so much.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The main dining room staff were wonderful. The others were fine.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

It's huge. Lots of people, lots of walking. Was fine for me, but a little harder for older folks.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

They really need to get it together. The port staff are awful and mean. trying to get a car from the parking lot to the pickup location was a huge hassle.

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